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To meet clean energy goals, states will need significant capital. Federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will help, including by capitalizing clean energy state revolving loan funds (RLFs). States can leverage state clean water revolving funds to finance even more clean energy improvements. New York and Pennsylvania have used this innovative mechanism to extend the impact of their clean energy loan programs.
For states looking to extend the reach of their clean energy financing programs, the brief:
1) Explains how each state leveraged their state revolving funds,
2) Identifies critical success factors …
“Renewable Gas: Not A Climate-Aligned Solution for Buildings” covers biogas and synthetic gas and why neither are viable alternatives to building electrification.
Electrification is the most viable option to fully decarbonize Colorado’s buildings. Alternative fuels like renewable gas are more expensive, limited in supply, and can still cause significant environmental and health impacts. Colorado must plan to transition away from existing gas infrastructure as part of its clean energy strategy.…
“Modernizing the Grid with All-Electric Buildings” discusses the grid infrastructure impacts of building electrification and why existing constraints should not slow heat pump deployment.
Colorado must modernize its electric grid to maintain reliable and affordable power. Efficient, all-electric buildings can be a valuable tool in optimizing this evolution. There’s no need to wait: today’s grid can already serve thousands of new electric systems as utilities continue long-term planning efforts.…
The United States (U.S.) National Cyber Strategy, released in March 2023, highlighted the growing threats and risks that American critical infrastructure faces in cyberspace. China and Russia have become more sophisticated in their attacks and likely possess the means to put the U.S. energy sector at risk.
At the same time, the U.S. energy sector is in flux. Increasingly, renewable energy represents a core component of the U.S. national and regional generation capacities. As the percentage of power generation from wind assets grows, and attacks on the energy sector rise in complexity and frequency, cybersecurity for wind energy technology becomes …
In 2022, fossil fuel subsidies in the United States totaled $757 billion, according to the International Monetary Fund. This includes $3 billion in explicit subsidies and $754 billion in implicit subsidies, which are costs like negative health impacts and environmental degradation that are borne by society at large rather than producers (i.e., negative externalities). In fiscal year 2016 (FY 2016), the federal government’s tax revenues from natural gas and petroleum exceeded its subsidies by $1.1 billion, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But by FY 2022, subsidies exceeded revenue by $2.1 billion—a net loss for the government. Federal tax …
View Full Resource“All Electric Buildings: Key to Achieving Climate Goals” quantifies the carbon benefits of heat pump technology and provides proof points for why states must urgently plan a transition away from gas infrastructure.
To reach Colorado’s goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, we must stop burning fossil fuels in buildings. Heat pumps are a readily available and effective solution for reducing building emissions today.…
The energy sector is in the midst of a profound transition as it shifts away from fossil fuels to renewable energy and a decarbonized economy. As such, natural gas utilities are at risk of stagnating customer growth and declining demand per customer due to competition from cost-effective electrification solutions and decarbonization efforts.
To date, most states have lacked a framework for comprehensive, modern gas planning that allows utility regulators and stakeholders to assess a utility’s infrastructure and resource investment plan, especially in light of rapidly changing technology, market, and policy conditions. Inaccurate plans can lead to over-investment in the system, …
Companies have played an active role in leading the net-zero transition both globally and in China. Globally, in the steel, cement, petrochemicals and chemicals, and aluminum industries, companies with carbon neutrality targets have covered 31%, 18%, 18%, and 21% of their respective industry’s emissions as of May 2023. In China, more than 30 state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the above sectors have proposed carbon targets since the announcement of the national commitment to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
This report provides an overview of the current practices of companies in the four heavy industry sectors in working towards a net-zero future …
View Full ResourceThe energy transition will require a major scale-up in the deployment of renewable energy with both public and private finance playing critical roles. Aligning with the Paris Agreement targets requires a tripling of total renewable energy capacity in Emerging Markets and Developing Countries (EMDC) by 2030 and significantly augmenting financing flows towards renewable energy projects. However, there is today a global shortage of bankable renewable energy projects available for private investment. Developing a pipeline of bankable projects requires coordinated interventions by governments targeting unique barriers and risks within a country. Governments must deliver the energy transition, while enhancing affordability and …
View Full ResourceRead this resource for a summary of Our Energy Policy’s event on Decarbonizing the Transportation Industry from November 29th, 2023, discussing the need for various decarbonizing approaches and initiatives, including improving Electric Vehicle infrastructure.…
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